Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Oct 30th 2012, 4:55 pm
#91
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
That phrase drives me crazy!
And another is the use of 'entree' for a main dish. No folks, an entree is a starter!!! And you would have thought with it being a bilingual country and all they'd at least understand a bit of French!
And another is the use of 'entree' for a main dish. No folks, an entree is a starter!!! And you would have thought with it being a bilingual country and all they'd at least understand a bit of French!
Oct 30th 2012, 5:38 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
And you'd also think that they'd be able to pronounce "croissant" properly...
Oct 30th 2012, 10:31 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
How about small / medium / large/ double double
Oct 31st 2012, 4:14 am
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Can you naffing believe this? They have something called fiddling competitions all over the country. I didn't look that closely but I really hope they don't have a kiddie competition. 
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Oct 31st 2012, 8:58 am
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Can you naffing believe this? They have something called fiddling competitions all over the country. I didn't look that closely but I really hope they don't have a kiddie competition.
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Nov 1st 2012, 10:45 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
A proper "Canadian" pint (at least here in Ontario) is the same as an Imperial pint (i.e., 20 oz), whereas a U.S. pint (which you will sometimes get here, but not that often) is only 16 oz.
Nov 1st 2012, 10:51 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Nov 1st 2012, 10:55 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
I think it's spelled "mangiacake." It's (somewhat derogatory) Italian/Southern European slang for someone of Northern European extraction (or "unhyphenated"/"Heinz 57" Canadians). The implication is that we (people of British, Irish, German, Dutch or Scandinavian ancestry) lack culture and are very white bread in our tastes.
Nov 1st 2012, 11:26 pm
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Nov 1st 2012, 11:57 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Nov 2nd 2012, 12:17 am
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
In my Province its illegal to have more than 750 ml of beer (26 ozs) in front of you for your personal consumption. So basically you can have 2 x bottles of beer but not 2 pints either imperial size (20 ozs) or US liquid size (16 ozs).
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Nov 2nd 2012, 12:38 am
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
The place is full of naffing morons. I asked a the bartender how much was in pint they served and he said. "It says on the glass its .51 I think?"
Nov 2nd 2012, 11:59 am
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Your province must have run out of important things to make illegal.
